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From the wilderness to the urban jungle, this past week has been a different sort of an adventure: Adrienne Shum and I built and ran the Green Room at the Interstellar Rodeo festival here in Winnipeg. This entailed transforming a concrete bunker tucked away backstage into a functional kitchen and cozy lounge for the festival artists. Lighting, refrigerators, furniture, food…we had to bring all that in, alongside a team of hard working volunteers, to …

This year marked the 40th anniversary of the Winnipeg Folk Festival. Every year since 1974, people have flocked to the fields of Bird’s Hill Park just north of the city and erected a temporary town of tents, stages, and all the amenities one might need to enjoy the occasion. The festival has grown a lot, but the fundamentals remain the same: it is all about the people and the music.…